Both of them had pale faces and looked shocked.
Seeing this, Ye Cheng frowned and pointed at the officer who was lying limply on the ground: "Hu Kang! What's going on!?"
"This, this..." Hu Kang sweated more on his forehead, and he didn't dare to answer.
Gu Xue said neither lightly nor seriously: "Master Ye, we are here just to ask if the Wuwei Mansion has issued an order to collect street safety fees from vendors and common people."
"Street... street safety fee? I am stupid, I don't know what your Majesty means." Ye Cheng is still a little confused.
"I'm asking you!" Gu Xue felt a little unhappy.
"Yes, yes..." Ye Cheng swallowed and said truthfully: "As for what the empress just said, it is impossible. The Wuwei Mansion has no right to issue such an order. All taxes in the country are collected from households. The subordinates are in charge of the government offices, and the Wuwei Mansion will never dare to collect gold and silver from the people privately. I hope the empress will learn from this."
"But we saw it with our own eyes today." Gu Xue said: "Vendors not only have to pay taxes, but they also have to pay you the so-called street safety fee."
"That's it!" Zhong Duoduo then pointed at Hei San: "This is the person who, wearing a belt, acts as an officer and soldier, and extorts gold and silver. The people dare to be angry but dare not speak out!"
As she spoke, she handed the belt to Ye Cheng: "Master Ye, is this the belt of your Wuwei Mansion?"
Ye Cheng hurriedly took it with both hands. After checking it, he swallowed: "Yes, it is a badge of the Wuwei Mansion, but our officers will never do such things that violate national laws and oppress the people."
"Then this badge belongs to this officer, right?" Gu Xue pointed at Hu Kang.
"Yes, it is……"
"Then why are there scoundrels who use your officer badge to act arrogantly, bully others, and forcefully collect money, but they are always fine?" Gu Xue asked rhetorically.
"This..." Ye Cheng lowered his head and was unable to answer.
It was already clear that Hu Kang had some power in his hands. In order to squeeze out the gold and silver, he couldn't help himself, so he ordered Hei San to carry the officer's badge to collect money everywhere and then give it to him.
The boldness of this person is equivalent to that of today's gangsters who use police officer certificates to cheat and deceive, and their nature is extremely bad.
Because in the eyes of the people, the officer's badge represents the Wuwei Mansion!
After saying this, Gu Xue also looked at each other and the other three women, and then said: "I believe Mr. Ye knows the impact of this matter better than us, so you can take care of yourself."
With that said, the four girls also left here directly.
Do you want to take care of yourself? What does this mean? Ye Cheng was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing, screamed out, and quickly followed, "Your Majesty, please stay, Your Majesty, please stay..."
The four girls were stunned.
Ye Cheng hurriedly knelt down and said sadly: "I am guilty of negligence in this matter, and I must reflect on myself, but please calm down, please be merciful..."
"Okay, Master Ye, please go deal with your own internal affairs."
"Yes, yes, I would like to send you off to my wife first."
"No, you stay."
"Ah? Yes, yes..."
Ye Cheng bowed respectfully, and after the four girls left, he quickly grabbed Liang Yuan, who was about to follow, and said urgently: "Brother Liang, you can't leave without saving someone."
Liang Yuan was helpless for a while: "This, this matter was witnessed by the empress and others, what can I do? Besides, if something like this happens in your Wuwei Mansion, Mr. Ye should now think about what the consequences will be if the king knows about it. "
With that said, he quickly left here.
"This, this..." Ye Cheng looked anxious. After standing there for a while, he angrily walked to Hu Kang.
"Sir... Your Majesty." The latter was already frightened and confused.
"Shut up!" Ye Cheng was furious, and one can imagine his current mood.
He gritted his teeth and said sternly: "Hu Kang! How dare you give away your headquarters' badges to others and forcibly take gold and silver from the people! Do you still have the law in your eyes?"
"Do you know what consequences your behavior has brought to the entire Wuwei Mansion!"
"Come here! Take off his armor immediately! Delete his file! Put him on death row!"
"No!" The soldiers in the mansion immediately stepped forward.
When Hu Kang heard this, he panicked and couldn't help shouting: "Sir, please calm down, please calm down! I was confused for a moment, please give me another chance..."
"Shut up! How dare you beg for mercy! I want to tear you alive! Why don't you take me with you!"
Ye Cheng was furious. After escorting Hu Kang down, he also looked at Hei San, who was already frightened. "And you! How dare you disrespect the princess! You have evil intentions! You really deserve death! Drag me down!"
"Ah!? My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare your life... The villain is all under Hu Kang's orders, it has nothing to do with the villain..."
The heartbreaking screams quickly disappeared here, and this incident quickly spread throughout the entire Wuwei Mansion. Not long after, the officers gathered together.
After understanding what happened, many people moved their mouths, as if they were hesitant to speak.
Ye Cheng looked around and said with a gloomy expression: "Street security fee! What a shame he thought of it! How will the Hu Kang incident end? Hmm!?"
"His officer badge does not represent him personally! It represents our Wuwei Mansion!"
After hearing this, Dong District Gao Yan bravely said: "The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. There is no guarantee that there will not be these mouse droppings. Sir, please calm down."
"Why calm down!" Ye Cheng didn't calm down. "Do you know what the princess said when she left! She said that I should be able to take care of myself! What does it mean to take care of myself? Do you understand?"
"This..." Gao Yan swallowed and said cautiously: "Why did the Princess and the Queen come across this matter? And that Hu Kang, isn't this scum a disaster to our entire Wuwei Mansion!"
With that said, he looked at Cao Zhen of the West District: "By the way, Old Cao, then Hu Kang should be your subordinate, right?"
"This, this, this." Cao Zhen suddenly panicked: "Hu Kang is in charge of Xilin Street. His lawless and bad behavior is basically deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth. I have no idea about it. If this matter is related to On my part, that would be too unfair.”
After saying this, he looked at Ye Cheng with pleading eyes: "Master Ye, you must be aware of this."
Ye Cheng glared at him and said angrily: "Now it's not a question of whether I know it or not, but a question of accountability from above! If we are implicated, who will be better off! I can't even protect myself!"
"This, this, this." All the officers were a little panicked.
Ye Cheng took a deep breath and added: "Everyone knows that this pillow wind is the most deadly. The king only has three ladies, and they all met together at once. If one person said this, can you imagine the consequences!"
"Don't mention that there is still a King Xuan! As the monarch of another country, if you discuss this matter in front of the king, and if you mock the state of Qin again, the king will not be angry!"
